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Tubal Ligation

Service/Procedure Summary

Tubal Ligation is also known as 'getting your tubes tied.' This operation is performed to block off a woman's fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
152 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
266 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
105 days
56 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
168 days
121 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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393 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
42 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
122 days
82 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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283 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
83 days
47 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
39 days
94 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
49 days
101 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
84 days
69 days
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
111 days
56 days
Philip Pink
Truro
48 days
159 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
153 days
80 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
111 days
159 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
173 days
128 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
175 days
344 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
399 days
266 days
Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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405 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Heather Thompson
Amherst
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Helen Sandland
Amherst
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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93 days
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
21 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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144 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
22 days
27 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
36 days
22 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
25 days
49 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
51 days
39 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
84 days
22 days
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
85 days
40 days
Philip Pink
Truro
44 days
126 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
83 days
101 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
132 days
72 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
103 days
126 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
84 days
261 days
Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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322 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Heather Thompson
Amherst
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Helen Sandland
Amherst
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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78 days
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
7 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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112 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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